RR Auction: The NASA Collection of Leon Ford

Amazing and incredibly rare backpack strap from Conrad’s Personal Life Support System (PLSS), used on the lunar surface during both of his moonwalks o

Flown gold-tone tie tack pin carried on the Apollo 12 mission, approximately .75? in diameter, depicting an American flag against a lunar background,

Hardcover Lunar Module simulator log book, 5 x 6.25, filled in a Grumman technician’s hand, documenting Conrad’s time in the lunar module simulator. T

Large flown beta cloth data and checklist bag carried on Apollo 12, 10 x 11.5, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown on Intrepid to th

Alan Bean’s flown miniature gold Navy wings pin carried aboard Apollo 12 for Skylab 3 commander Jerry Carr, measuring 1? long, hallmarked on the rever

Flown checklist headed “Landing” carried on the Apollo 12 mission, 6.5 x 9.25, bearing several in-flight handwritten notations denoting times of actua

Flown gold foil star carried on the Apollo 12 mission, measuring approximately .5? across, affixed to a laminated presentation card filled out in anot

Flown Apollo 12 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 12 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the

Color limited edition 25 x 23 print entitled ‘Conrad, Gordon, and Bean: The Fantasy,’ numbered 603/1000, depicting all three members of Apollo 12 toge

Satin-finish 20.25 x 16 photo of Charles Conrad checking the Surveyor 3 lander on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Cdr. A

Official color glossy 8 x 10 double-weight ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing in front of the lunar module, signed in black felt t

Flown 7.5 x 7.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Apollo 13 mission emblem in the center, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint, “F

A unique white cloth ‘gag bag’ presented by the Apollo 13 crew, 15 x 26, signed on the front in black felt tip by the mission’s astronauts, with Wendt

Color 18.5 x 22.75 print entitled ‘Houston, We Have a Problem,’ featuring an illustrated image of the Apollo 13 accident depicted by moonwalker Alan B

Wonderful collection of items relating to the Apollo 13 film and mission, including: a 10 x 8 semi-glossy photo of the Apollo 13 command module, signe

Fantastic flown American flag carried on board Apollo 14, 6 x 4, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint by Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell,

Flown 7.25 x 6.25 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4? diameter mission insignia in the center, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown to

Flown sterling silver Apollo 14 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face and

Stunning color satin-finish 39 x 7.25 photo of the Apollo 14 lunar landing site, signed in silver ink, “Exploring the Fra Mauro Region of the moon wit

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip.

One-of-a–kind flown Beta cloth name patch, 5 x 2, worn on the exterior of Worden’s spacesuit during the entirety of the Apollo 15 mission. Worn on the

Incredible flown American flag Beta cloth patch, 6.5 x 4.5, worn on the left shoulder of Worden’s spacesuit during the entirety of the Apollo 15 missi

Al Worden’s flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) Beta cloth bag carried into lunar orbit on the Apollo 15 mission, 6 x 9, signed and flight-certified o

Impressive American flag flown during splashdown of the Apollo 15 mission, 10.5 x 7.25, affixed to a 16 x 12 presentation mount, signed in the border

Unflown Apollo 15 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.5? diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 15 mission insignia. The reverse of the s

Worden’s personally-owned and -worn silver astronaut lapel pin, measuring approximately .5? tall, retaining its original clutch back. In fine conditio

Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 217 of 300, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Falcon, signed in the lower left corner

Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ postal cover carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, signed in the lower left in black felt tip by Dave Scot

Color limited edition 21 x 29.5 print entitled ‘The Hammer and the Feather,’ limited to 650, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artist Alan B

Limited edition 35th Anniversary Omega Speedmaster Professional Moon Watch, numbered 1098/1971, manufactured by Omega in 1996 to celebrate the anniver

Remarkable flown American flag carried to the surface of the moon on the Apollo 16 mission, 5.5 x 3.75, signed and flight-certified in black ink, “Thi

Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insignia on the face and

Flown 9 x 8.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Apollo 16 mission emblem in the center, signed and flight-certified in black ink, “This Bet

Official glossy 10 x 8 United States Air Force photo of the graduating 1965 test pilot school class of 6H–C, featuring four future NASA astronauts, si

Apollo 16 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Center launc

Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.5 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. Kr

Comprehensive handwritten timeline for the launch phase of Apollo 16, six gridded pages, 8.5 x 11, written by Kranz in felt tip and colored pencil. Th

Magnificent flown American flag carried on the Apollo 16 mission, 5.75 x 3.75, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “This U. S. flag, flown

Flown camera grayscale wheel carried into lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 17 command module ‘America,’ measuring 5.75? in diameter, featuring a range of

Flown schematic for the descent engine throttling signal flow carried on the Apollo 17 mission, 10.5 x 37, signed and flight-certified in black felt t

Fabulous color glossy 19.25 x 19.25 photo of Earth taken from space, signed in silver ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” Nicely double-matted and framed

Beta cloth Velcro name tag patch from Evans’s ASTP training suit, 3.75 x 2, with black lettering on the front: “Evans.” In fine condition. Evans serve

Excellent color semi–glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of the Apollo–Soyuz crew, affixed to a 14 x 11 mount, signed and inscribed on the image in black felt tip b

Charles Conrad’s mustard-color flight suit used during training for Skylab 2, signed on the chest in black felt tip, “My Skylab Trng Suit, Charles Con

Color semi–glossy 13.5 x 10.75 photo of an illustrated depiction of Skylab above Earth, affixed to a 20 x 15.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the ima

Desirable oversized flown American flag, 17.75 x 11.5, carried by Pilot Jack Lousma on the Skylab 3 mission. In fine condition, with intersecting stor

Flown metal-bodied Fisher AG7 Space Pen carried into space on the Skylab 4 mission, measuring 5? long, engraved with NASA part numbers “P/N SEB1210005

An impressive “Universal Cutter” machete-style knife and leather sheath presented to Guenter Wendt by ALT crew members Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton

Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Enterprise, 6 x 4, affixed to an 11 x 14 “Special Award—Approach and Landing Test Program” presen

Flown STS-1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reverse is encircled b